It's been almost exactly a year to the day since I last posted but it feels like time for a catch up. Over the last few months I've had so much happen that I've really felt like some sort of creative type of outlet would be awesome. At the end of January I became a member of that club that unfortunately so many of us are a member of either directly or by default. I was diagnosed with uterine cancer (which I like to think of as the other C-Bomb...)
Since then I've been spending a ton of time at the hospital and just recovering from 3 surgeries. I'll begin my Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy treatment next week. I've just found that this one diagnosis has changed so many things. SO.MANY.THINGS! I am really living with a new normal that I didn't choose but which I am having to adjust to quickly.
I'm learning so much and receiving so much energy and love from people that I am completely humbled. I feel uncomfortable to be receiving that which is my 'normal' to provide but I'm really trying to just relax and be grateful that I'm going through this surrounded by all the people that I'm surrounded by and whilst being a citizen of a fantastic country that provides spectacular care.
I had a hysterectomy to deal with the uterine cancer and that means that at the ripe old age of 37 I am officially in menopause! FUN TIMES. Pre treatment and post surgery the hot flushes are the biggest thing that I'm dealing with. I'm super lucky that for me they're ok and I can pretty much deal. It does provide a certain amount of humour when shy and prudish me ends up unashamedly cooking dinner in my underwear because it's just toooo hot.
So yeah... I have a lot to say and I'm forever experiencing new things so I am going to probably have a ton to say on the subject. I'm also, of course, still living my life and doing all those things that I love to do so as I hope to be reestablishing the blog I will also write about cool stuff that happens. I do tend to find that if you look for it you can find a LOT of cool stuff :)
xo
